There was a lot resting on the second day of Irish Champion’s Weekend for the Curragh. They’d had a bad press after the Irish Derby, not unreasonably so, given long queues at inadequate numbers...
by Gary McKenzie · Published September 6, 2019 · Last modified September 8, 2019
They say many a true word is spoken in jest, and my last words on the Atalanta Stakes came back to haunt me. Lavender’s Blue won the race and I cannot now get an...
The Secret Racegoer so much wanted to enjoy a visit to Palace House, the National Heritage Centre for Horseracing and Sporting Art, just off Newmarket Hight Street. Indeed, there was much to enjoy, but...
We’ve seen the last of Enable, on these shores anyway. There’s now just a hop across the channel to attempt a record-breaking third win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. It wouldn’t be...
Those who know me will tell you I am rarely lost for words. But after this week’s racing at York I am almost speechless. There were so many “WOW” moments that we could be...
When jockeys are asked about their favourite racecourses many have said that York is up there because it is very fair. So it is only right that one of the best meetings of the...
Ebor Handicap Sky Bet Ebor Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (4yo+) 1m6f Ebor is the shortened form of Eboracum, the Roman name for York and the earliest known record of Eboracum dates from around 100AD, about...
Even if Stradivarius remains in training next year, there wont be a third £1m stayers bonus to be won – the backers, Weatherbys-Hamilton, who put up the prize if four designated races were won...
York has so much to offer. The Shambles, the Jorvic Viking Centre, the Minster, the Castle, the National Railway Museum and last, but not least, the Racecourse. They’ve been racing on what was a swamp,...
Thanks to some big priced winners I was only a few quid down after Glorious Goodwood. But with hindsight it could have been a whole lot better. My thoughts on the Stewards Cup began...
